Al-Muhtadi

al-Muhtadi (833-21 June 870) was the Abbasid Caliph from 8 July 869 to 21 June 870, succeeding al-Mu'tazz and preceding al-Mu'tamid.

Biography
al-Muhtadi was the son of al-Wathiq and a Greek slave mother, and he was chosen to succeed his cousin al-Mu'tazz by the Turks. Singing girls and musicians were expelled from his court, justice was done daily in open court, and wine and games were prohibited. He set the Umayyad caliph Umar as his exemplar, restoring Islamic society to its original state. In 870, he was murdered by the Turks after disagreements.